Que Viva Espana!

Is Claire already attracting handsome men?





Not exactly. Sunday we were graced by a visit from our good friend Clifton Chestnut and his partner, Luis. Both flew from Spain where Clif teaches English and Luis stays busy as an architect. Somehow, we figured into their plans. Or, let's say, Claire figured into their plans. So, we met them at Crema and pretended the place was a cafe in Madrid. And that we could actually enjoy going out to a cafe with a 14-month-old.

We ordered Spanish Lattes and an Euro Cappuccino. We spoke some Espanol. But mostly, we watched Claire run around in circles and to and from the windows of this cafe that was full of Internet surfers and fashionistas and slackers and hipsters and absolutely no other kids (Clearly, no longer our crowd). There was even a magazine photo shoot going on at a nearby table. Claire kept distracting the model, pointing at the spotlight and flashing her sign for "light."



Luis doted on Claire, winning her over with his charming smile before our 90 minutes were up.

We hope they'll come back before Claire starts school, but we might have to make a trip to Spain ourselves.